#transportationhacks — Public Fediverse posts

The Helicopter with Radioactive Blades

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/09/07/the-helicopter-with-radioactive-blades/

Fat Tire Brakes Get Wireless Upgrade

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/29/fat-tire-brakes-get-wireless-upgrade/

3D Printed Scooter Fits in Your Luggage, Some Assembly Required

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/3d-printed-scooter-fits-in-your-luggage-some-assembly-required/

Hack Improves Cheap Speed Controllers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/28/hack-improves-cheap-speed-controllers/

Hyundai Paywalls Brake Pad Changes https://hackaday.com/2025/11/15/hyundai-paywalls-brake-pad-changes/ #automotiveasaservice #TransportationHacks #righttorepair #brakes #News

Keep That Engine Running, With a Gassifier - Every now and then in histories of the 20th’s century’s earlier years, you will se... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/keep-that-engine-running-with-a-gassifier/ #transportationhacks #alternativefuel #greenhacks #charcoal #gasifier #fuel

Keep That Engine Running, With a Gassifier https://hackaday.com/2025/10/15/keep-that-engine-running-with-a-gassifier/ #TransportationHacks #alternativefuel #greenhacks #charcoal #gasifier #fuel

Building a Stirling Engine Bike https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/building-a-stirling-engine-bike/ #TransportationHacks #3dPrinterhacks #stirlingengine #EngineHacks #cnchacks #hardware #bicycle

Building a Stirling Engine Bike - Over on his YouTube channel [Tom Stanton] shows us how to build a Stirling Engine ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/17/building-a-stirling-engine-bike/ #transportationhacks #3dprinterhacks #stirlingengine #enginehacks #cnchacks #hardware #bicycle

You Wouldn’t Download a Helmet? - Odds are, if you have ridden a bicycle for any amount of time, you have crashed. C... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/you-wouldnt-download-a-helmet/ #transportationhacks #bikehelmet #bikehack #airbags #airbag

Train Speed Signaling Adapted For Car https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/train-speed-signaling-adapted-for-car/ #TransportationHacks #reverseengineering #powersupply #speedometer #indicator #signaling #boston #obd-ii #speed #train #mbta #car #gps #led

Train Speed Signaling Adapted For Car - One major flaw of designing societies around cars is the sheer amount of signage t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/11/train-speed-signaling-adapted-for-car/ #transportationhacks #reverseengineering #powersupply #speedometer #indicator #signaling #boston #obd-ii #speed #train #mbta #car #gps #led

Supercon 2023: [Pierce Nichols] is Teaching Robots To Sail https://hackaday.com/2024/07/19/supercon-2023-pierce-nichols-is-teaching-robots-to-sail/ #TransportationHacks #HackadayColumns #cargoship #catamaran #sailboat #shipping #wingsail #sailing #upwind #cargo #sails #cons #sail

Supercon 2023: [Pierce Nichols] is Teaching Robots To Sail - Sailing the high seas with the wind conjures a romantic notion of grizzled sailors... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/19/supercon-2023-pierce-nichols-is-teaching-robots-to-sail/ #transportationhacks #hackadaycolumns #cargoship #catamaran #sailboat #shipping #wingsail #sailing #upwind #cargo #sails #cons #sail

Sailing (Directly) Into the Wind - Humans have been sailing various seas and oceans for thousands of years, and using... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/06/sailing-directly-into-the-wind/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #catamaran #propeller #sailboat #sailing #upwind #prop #sail

Diesel Station Wagon Runs on Plastic - Old diesel engines from various car manufacturers like Mercedes and Volkswagen are... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/15/diesel-station-wagon-runs-on-plastic/ #transportationhacks #alternativefuel #distillation #stationwagon #hydrocarbon #refinery #plastic #volvo

Adding A Third Wheel (And Speed Boost) To An Electric Scooter - The story of how [Tony]’s three-wheeled electric scooter came to be has a beginnin... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/24/adding-a-third-wheel-and-speed-boost-to-an-electric-scooter/ #transportationhacks #brushlessmotor #mountainboard #arduinohacks #hardware #electric #throttle #scooter #e-bike

How Far Can You Push A £500 Small Electric Car; Four Years Of The Hacky Racer - Four years ago when the idea of a pandemic was something which only worried a few ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/06/22/how-far-can-you-push-a-500-small-electric-car-four-years-of-the-hacky-racer/ #transportationhacks #brushlessmotor #hackyracers #alternator #carhacks #featured #interest #acmotor #motor

How Does A Sail Drone Bring Home Hurricane Footage In Record Time? - It is unlikely that as a young lad [Richard Jenkins] would had have visions of sai... - https://hackaday.com/2021/10/05/how-does-a-sail-drone-bring-home-hurricane-footage-in-record-time/ #satellitecommunication #transportationhacks #autonomoussaiboat #weatherforecast #iridiumnext #dronehacks #hurricane #sailwing #l-band #news #leo

Shredding The Ice With Powered Skates - The availability of small and powerful brushless motors has been instrumental in the development o... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/01/shredding-the-ice-with-powered-skates/ #transportationhacks #brushlessmotor #micro-mobility #iceskating

Car Alternators Make Great Electric Motors; Here’s How - The humble automotive alternator hides an interesting secret. Known as the part that converts power ... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/16/car-alternators-make-great-electric-motors-heres-how/ #transportationhacks #brushlessmotor #enginehacks #alternator #featured #tutorial #acmotor #how-to #motor